Life Of Brian
‘FOR a few moments in yesterdays ICC Champions Trophy match between Pakistan and the West Indies, the bedraggled crowd held their breath.
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As the Telegraph reports, having already told Brian Lara that hed kill him (an intention the Windes Ramnaresh Sarwan took to be said in jest), Pakistans express train, Shoaib Akhtar, launched a ferocious ball that stuck the batsman below the helmet and behind the ear.
Over four slow motion stills, readers look on as Lara is struck and collapses to the turf. He then lies still.
But hes alright. And, despite some mild concussion, should be fit and ready to play England in Saturdays final where, as the papers Derek Pringle says, Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff will attempt to knock his block off once more.
The injury to arguably the greatest batsman of his age is not of prime importance, however, to the Sun, which leads instead with news of Real Madrid.
Since buying three English players of questionable quality, Real have become the Suns favourite topic of conversation.
And in todays instalment from Madrid we hear that the club are after Bobby Robson.
Having sacked Jose Camacho, the fickle powers at the Bernabeu now, apparently, want Robson to take charge of team matters for the remainder of the season.
But the headline (REAL OFFER SIR BOB A JOB) is a little countered by the story which says that, er, they havent.
The Spanish club are thinking about it. Although if they did offer Robson the job, the paper is just certain that he would find it impossible to turn down Real.
If this nonsense were not enough to make us question what it is the Suns sports desk does of a day, the paper then tells us how Sven Goran Eriksson has also been linked to the job.
Linked by whom is not stated – although the Sun and its ilk are many peoples first and last guess.
But Sven says hes not spoken to any club and is committed to England. But still the Sun gives odds of 3-1 on his taking the job.
Why we ponder those odds – and wonder what marks out of ten the Sun gives Svens chances of being Reals next boss – we note that Arsene Wenger is said to be the man Real truly want.
However, hes only given odds of 100-1 on taking the post. And in the Indy, we hear that Arsenal chairman, Peter Hill-Wood, is convinced his man will stay loyal to the Gunners.
I dont think he would be attracted to a club like Real, says Hill-Wood, where, we hear, the president buys players without telling the manager.
Or the Sun…’
Posted: 23rd, September 2004 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
